A blonde, brunette and redhead all went in for an interview for an administrative position.  The brunette is called in first.  Her interview goes extremely well, she seems to be what the company is looking for and the last questions the interviewer asks her is, “How many D’s are in Indiana Jones?” The brunette is quick to respond (slightly thrown off guard), “One!?”  “Perfect” said the interviewer, we will be contacting you shortly about the job.  The interviewer then calls in the redhead.  She is a little more fiery and sassy than the brunette, which the interviewer likes.  Her interview goes well and the interviewer asks her the same question, to which she replies, “Is this a joke? One!”  The interviewer tells her that this is not a joke; they are asking everyone this question.  He is pleased with her answer and tells her that they will be contacting her shortly about the job.  The interviewer then calls in the blonde.  She is charming and cute, but not as smart as the brunette and redhead, but he loves her personality.  The interview also goes well and he asks her the final question, “How many D’s are in Indiana Jones?”  The blonde sits there for a minute, really thinking.  She starts to count on her fingers.  She then asks the interviewer for a calculator.  The interviewer, confused, hands her one.  After punching in a few numbers, the blonde finally says, “22!” “22?” The interviewer says.  How did you come up with that number?  The blonde says (to the tune of Indiana Jones), “Da Da Da Da, Da Da Da, Da Da Da Da, Da Da Da Da Da, etc.)

You always hear people say that laughter is the best medicine, and I must agree.  People that I have the most fun with when I am out (and I mean anywhere: park, bar, Disneyland, BBQ, funeral, wedding) are comedians or people with a sense of humor.  I have actually dated a few guys that were absolutely hysterical and trust me; they were way more fun than the super intellectual or super serious guys.  I dated this one guy once who everyday, several times a day pulled pranks on people.  Whether it was using the farting app on his iphone when someone sat down or prank phone calling someone using a different voice pretending to sell you some new computer software, with him there was never a dull moment.  That is what I absolutely loved about him, knowing that no matter what, whenever I was hanging out with him, I would always have a blast, we could have been cleaning the house, pulling weeds, at his dog’s funeral, and we still had fun, laughing the whole time.  Come to think of it, I do not think I was ever sick during our relationship either (which lasted almost a year).  The only difficult thing about dating him was that he had a hard time ever being serious.  Whenever we needed to talk about something important, he was still making a joke out of it or not taking it seriously and that became something slightly frustrating, which eventually ended our relationship. 

There have even been scientific studies done with laughter curing the sick.  According to an article on Associated Content website, a doctor had found that one minute of true laughter had brought up his heart rate to the same level as 10 minutes on his home rowing machine.   During a PNI (psychoneuroimmunology) study, evidence was gathered that proved that the mind and body connection exists and they communicate with one another through the flow of hormones, cytokines, and neuropeptides.  These indicate that mood, thoughts, emotions and beliefs truly due impact a person’s health and well-being, meaning laughter really is the best medicine.   

Having known people with cancer and older people who are sick in the hospital, watching them laugh truly does brighten their day and lift their spirits.  When a person is in a good place in life, mind, body, they feel better and live healthier.  Remember, laughter truly is the best medicine!